Ag minute: USDA Extends Census Deadline

Farmers and ranchers across the country are heeding the call to have their voices heard and their farms represented in the 2012 Census of Agriculture.

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By National Agricultural Statistics Service

McPhersonSentinel - McPherson, KS

By National Agricultural Statistics Service

Posted Feb. 6, 2013 at 1:29 PM
Updated Feb 6, 2013 at 1:32 PM

By National Agricultural Statistics Service

Posted Feb. 6, 2013 at 1:29 PM
Updated Feb 6, 2013 at 1:32 PM

WASHINGTON

Farmers and ranchers across the country are heeding the call to have their voices heard and their farms represented in the 2012 Census of Agriculture. With 1.4 million Census forms returned, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is thanking everyone for speaking up for their communities, their industry and their future by sending in their Census form. For those who missed the deadline, USDA reminds producers that their farm is important and needs to be counted. As a result, Census forms are still being accepted.

Conducted every five years by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the Census provides detailed data covering nearly every facet of U.S. agriculture. It looks at land use and ownership, production practices, expenditures and other factors that affect the way farmers and ranchers do business. The deadline for submitting Census forms was February 4, and many farmers and ranchers have responded. However, those who did not respond by the original due date will receive another copy of the form in the mail to give them another opportunity.